Sewing to Sow invites you to join the
Adult Learn to Sew Workshop
A live, six-week experience that begins with learning your sewing machine, builds essential sewing skills, and ends with completing your first project.
Sewing skills last
for a lifetime.
Learn the
basics
Build
skills
Create your
project
Gain
confidence
Taught live by Evon Long, a sewing educator with more than 20 years of inperson teaching.
Sewing skills last
for a lifetime.
Choose the workshop that best fits your schedule
Both workshops cover the same six live, two-hour sessions online. Pick the day that works best for you.
- Saturday Mornings
October 17 – October 21
6 weekly sessions, no class on October 31
Central
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Pacific
8:00 – 10:00 am
Eastern
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
UK
4:00 – 6:00 pm
$45
Fall workshop rate, limited seats
- Thursday evenings
October 15 – November 19
6 weekly sessions
Central
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Pacific
4:00 – 6:00 pm
Eastern
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Joining from the UK? The Saturday cohort runs 4:00 – 6:00 pm UK time.
$45
Fall workshop rate, limited seats
Enrollment is limited so you can receive personal guidance and support. Workshop supplies and fabric are not included; you’ll receive a complete supply list before your first session
Your sewing journey starts here
Learn your machine. Build essential skills. Complete your first project.
All in seven live weeks.
Not another prerecorded sewing course. Real instruction, guided practice, and sewing together.
This live, beginner-friendly workshop takes you step by step from getting familiar with your sewing machine to practicing essential sewing skills and completing your first lined tote. You’ll have the accountability of showing up, the chance to ask questions, and live guidance when you need help.
You don't have to figure it out alone
If you are an adult who has always wanted to learn how to sew, or you own a sewing machine but don’t know where to begin, this workshop was made for you.
Sewing can quickly feel overwhelming when the machine, terminology, and directions are all unfamiliar. And prerecorded videos don’t always help when you have a question or don’t understand why a step matters.
With live instruction, guided practice, and support, you’ll learn your sewing machine, build essential sewing skills, and complete your first project with greater understanding and confidence.
Your six-week transformation
In seven live weeks, your sewing journey will look like this...
Where you begin
Where you’re headed
From
- Owning a sewing machine you aren't comfortable using
- Feeling unsure about threading. winding the bobbin, and controlling your fabric
- Feeling confused by unfamiliar sewing terms and derections
- Warrying that every mistake means you aren't capableof sewing
To
- Understanding the basic parts and controls of your sewing machine
- Preparing your machine and practicing essential beginning sewing skills
- Understanding why important sewing steps and techniques matter
- Completing your first lined tote, and feeling ready to continue sewing
Learn your machine. Build essential skills. Complete your first project
No more wondering where to begin.
No more piecing together random videos.
No more saying, “Maybe I'm just not good at sewing."
Discover that yes, you can sew.
Ready to stop wondering where to begin and start sewing with live guidance?
Your 6-week workshop at a glance
What we'll learn and sew together
Six live two-hour sessions, one each week: five hands-on sewing sessions and a relaxed Coffee
& Questions session to finish.
Learn your sewing machine
Become familiar with your machine’s basic parts and controls. Learn to wind and insert the bobbin, thread the machine, select your settings, and prepare for your first stitches.
Build essential sewing skills
Practice controlling your fabric, sewing straight seams, maintaining a seam allowance, backstitching, pivoting, and pressing as you sew.
Prepare your first project
Learn how to read through the project directions, prepare your fabric, measure, cut, mark, and organize the pieces for your lined tote.
Construct your lined tote
Begin assembling the tote exterior, lining, and handles while applying the foundational skills you practiced in earlier weeks.
Complete your first project
Bring the pieces together, complete the finishing steps, check your work, and celebrate the completion of your first lined tote.
Coffee & Questions
Join me live one more time to ask questions, troubleshoot
anything that gave you difficulty, celebrate your progress,
and discuss your next sewing steps.
Can’t attend part of a session?
Each recording is posted later that same day. Recordings stay available for [number] days after Week 6.
Build essential sewing skills
Practice controlling your fabric, sewing straight seams, maintaining a seam allowance, backstitching, pivoting, and pressing as you sew.
Construct your lined tote
Begin assembling the tote exterior, lining, and handles while applying the foundational skills you practiced in earlier weeks.
Coffee & Questions
Join me live one more time to ask questions, troubleshoot
anything that gave you difficulty, celebrate your progress,
and discuss your next sewing steps.
Learn your machine. Build your skills. Complete your first project—together.
What's included with your enrollment
These resources come with every seat, so you arrive prepared and keep learning after the live sessions end.
Workshop preparation packet
Everything you need to arrive ready for your first live session.
- Complete supply list
- Sewing machine readiness checklist
- Fabric and thread recommendations
- What to prepare before the first live session
- Printable weekly schedule
Beginning sewing reference collection
You won’t have to rely on memory once the live workshop ends. Keep these printable references nearby whenever you sew.
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Sewing Machine Basics Guide
Review important machine parts, controls, and functions. -
Beginner Sewing Terms Quick Reference
Understand commonly used sewing words and directions. -
Sewing Success Checklist
Follow important steps before, during, and after you sew. -
My Machine Notes Page
Record helpful information specific to your sewing machine.
Limited-time replay access
Life doesn’t always follow the schedule. Recordings of each live session stay available so you can:
- Revisit a demonstration you want to see again
- Pause and review a step at your own pace
- Catch up if life interrupts one of the live sessions
- Prepare questions for Coffee & Questions
Replay access ends [number] days after your final session.
Post-workshop Coffee & Questions
After your final session, you’ll have time to finish your tote, review the recordings, and write down any questions. Then join me live for a relaxed session where we can:
- Troubleshoot anything that gave you difficulty
- Clarify a step or technique you didn't fully understand
- Celebrate your completed project and progress
- Talk about what to sew and learn next
You won’t finish the workshop and suddenly be left to figure everything out alone.
Your enrollment includes
Adult Learn to Sew Workshop
- Seven live beginner sewing sessions
- Step-by-step instruction and guided practice
- Guided construction of a lined tote
- Opportunities to ask questions every week
Workshop resources and support
- Workshop preparation packet
- Limited-time workshop replays.
- Beginning sewing reference collection
- Post-workshop Coffee & Questions session
Choose the workshop that works best for you.
Enrollment is limited to ensure everyone has opportunities to ask questions and receive live support. Workshop supplies and fabric are not included; you’ll receive a complete supply list and preparation instructions before the workshop begins.
If you’ve read this far, you’re probably looking for more than another sewing video that simply shows you what to do.
You want live teaching that meets you where you are, with guidance, real-time support, and explanations that help you understand why each step matters.
Meet your sewing instructor
I’m Evon Long, the founder of Sewing to Sow. I began sewing at eight years old through 4-H and later combined my love of sewing with my background as an educator.
After teaching students of all ages in person for more than 20 years, I discovered that beginning sewists often need more than another set of directions. They need someone to explain the language of sewing, demonstrate the skills, and most importantly, help them understand why each step matters
This is how I teach: I don’t simply help you complete one project. I help you develop sewing skills you can continue using long after the workshop ends.
Evon Long
Founder, Sewing to Sow
Questions before you join
Everything you need to know before joining the Adult Learn to Sew Workshop.
Yes. The workshop is designed for adults who have always wanted to learn to sew, or who own a sewing machine but don’t know where to begin. We start with the basic parts and controls of your machine and build from there, one step at a time.
Yes. You will need a working sewing machine to participate in the workshop. Because sewing machines differ, please have your machine manual nearby. You should also have the power cord, foot pedal, correct bobbins, standard presser foot, and other accessories that came with your machine.
Yes. Fabric, thread, and other project supplies are not included in the workshop price. You will receive a complete supply list and fabric recommendations before the workshop so you will know exactly what to purchase.
You will need several basic sewing tools, including fabric scissors, pins or clips, a measuring tool, a marking tool, an iron, and an ironing surface. Don’t worry you will receive a detailed checklist inside the Workshop Preparation Pack, so you won’t have to guess what is needed.
Each workshop session will last approximately two hours. Because this is a live learning experience, the exact ending time may vary slightly depending on participant questions and the progress of the group.
The workshop is designed to be experienced live, but recordings will be available if life interrupts your schedule. Replay access will remain open through 11:59 p.m. Central Standard Time on the Friday following the workshop.
The workshop will be held online through Zoom. The access link and instructions before the first session. You will need a reliable internet connection and a computer or tablet positioned where you can see the demonstration while sitting at your sewing machine.
You will have the weekend to finish your tote, review the recordings, and collect your questions. We will reconnect on Monday for the live Post-Workshop Coffee & Questions session.
A full refund is available when cancellation is requested at least seven calendar days before the first day of the workshop.
If you need to cancel fewer than seven days before the workshop begins, your registration payment may be transferred one time to another scheduled Adult Learn to Sew Workshop. If the price of the future workshop is higher, you will be responsible for paying the difference before attending.
Once the workshop begins, registrations are nonrefundable and cannot be transferred. Participants who miss a live session may use the limited-time recordings, which will remain available through 11:59 p.m. Central Time on the Friday following the workshop.
If Sewing to Sow cancels or reschedules a workshop, participants may choose to transfer their registration to another available session or receive a full refund.
Still have a question?
P.S.
If you’ve read to the end of this page and you’re considering joining the Adult Learn to Sew Workshop but feel hesitant, I get it. Every new challenge requires dedicated time and effort. I want you to know that I will guide and support you on this journey, so put your faith in the process, not in the hesitations. Come and join us!
I believe learning to sew a single project lasts for a moment, but learning how to sew lasts for a lifetime. Make a great decision and start your sewing journey here, because… yes, you can learn to sew!